Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-26

A DAYS nolNGS AT THE FASH
IONAslE SEASIDE RESORT.
Going to the Early Train-iawn Tennis
aud Horseback Ridiug-Bathiug Bsgins
,t n o'CIock-Auernoon Dri'ing-Din-
p.r aud the Evening Hours.

aud Horseback kidi"g-ba'"'"S h.s'"s
at n o'CIock-Auernoon Dri'ing-Din-
an, ,b. Evening Hours
People who live IN Rome would find II
difficult Ia pass the day rs they would IN
Paris. aad "A New Yorker IN Florence
cannot live a day rs he would in his own
metrupnlis Neither can man, with all
his victories over nature, pass day in the
AlpS n b. would on the banks of the
Amazon And So IA man cannot carry out
"A day AT Long Branch a. he would at
White sulphur Springs. He does At Long
Branch what the place permits him To do.
Generally speaking, the summer pOpula
ton is up at o'clock because the great
majority Of IA. nrn 90 10 New York every
day 10 attend Ia business and they start
at about &
Going To the train is the first business
of tn. ,lay, and \ pretty sight il is to see
the ladies in their fresh, white morning
GOWNS. driving their carts and phaetous
dawn 10 the station with their husbands.
The harness and horses aud carriages,
fresh from the hands of industrious groOms
md cuachm.n, and unspotted ~ vet 10y
rh. dust of the dsy. ylisten under the early
morning sun. The air is cool and inyig-
Grating, and the hustle and confusion
about the station has fashionable pic
tur.suu.uess about il that is charming to
the student of society. After the busi
hess of III. morning exodus is done, lawn
tennis comes to enliven the day The
game is exceedingly popular at Long
Branch. where the fine lawns. Of which
HAY. spoken. furnish admirable courts
About y o'clock in the morning YOU Will
see young men in white iianHrls and
! Young ladies in loose gowns running about
on the. smooth turf. and entering into the
game with an earnestness which fully
atones for any lack of skill. Besides ten
his, horseback riding claims attention.
| The ruadS at the Branch are ex
| celleut for this exercise, and scores
| Of euuestrians may be seen every day
taking morning canter. Many Of the
| ladies choose this part of the day to do
| their shopping, and East Long Branch is
made very lively.
About II o'clock bathing begins to rise
above the horizon At the hotels the Gus
| tonary time for bathing is at low tide,
| but as the water is seldom so high Or 81
rough in the summer that people canuot
bathe at all hours, most of them select the
morning for their dip. The refreshing in
! fiuence of the bath prepares one TO pass.
| with equaniuity the warm hour of the
| early afternoon, before the sea breeze
springs up At some of tn. hotels tn.
bands give morning concerts at eleven.
| and those ladies who prefer to devote their
| afternoons 10 bathing, sit in the parlnrs,
listen 10 the music. and put forth II con.
| tinuuus flow Of small talk. After luncheon
most people al the Branch take the day
| l-isurely until 4 q u'cluck The afternoon
| driving then begins and continues until
about $50. The scene on Ocean avenue
AT this time OF the day is most animated
one AT times the drive is crowded Sd
that carriages are compelled 10 proceed
| cautiously in order 10 avoid collisions
| The evening trains from New York
| and Philadelphia come in and carriages
are dashing 10 and from the stations,
while the hotel stages lumber along
laden with incoming guests. The steam
boat lands at the pier. and there is n great
| rushing from all points of excursioniSts
who have Con down from New York foI
| the day and are eager 10 get seats for tn,
return trip. sailing vessels of all kinds
are seen gliding along up and down the
coast, and southern steamers pass by, gen
orally running close in shore. dipping
their flags, blowing their whistles and
firing their guns. The men who have
| been all day Ia the steaming hot city rusi